Bamberg Symphony
The Bamberg Symphony (German: Bamberger Symphoniker - Bayerische Staatsphilharmonie) is a German orchestra based in Bamberg. The orchestra was formed in 1946 mainly from German musicians expelled from Czechoslovakia under the Beneš decrees, who had previously been members of the German Philharmonic Orchestra of Prague. The orchestra received the title of Bayerische Staatsphilharmonie (Bavarian State Philharmonic) in 1993. The orchestra commemorated its 60th anniversary on 16 March 2006.
Since 1993, the home of the orchestra is the Konzert- und Kongresshalle (Concert and Congress Hall), which has the nickname Sinfonie an der Regnitz (Symphony on the Regnitz). Concerts before 1993 were given at the Dominikanerbau. The orchestra receives financial support from the Free State of Bavaria, the city of Bamberg, Oberfranken district and the district of Bamberg. The government of Bavaria retired the orchestra's financial debts in 2003.[1]
Joseph Keilberth was the orchestra's first principal conductor. Other principal conductors have included James Loughran, Horst Stein and Jonathan Nott. In September 2016, Jakub Hrůša became the fifth Chief Conductor of the Bamberg Symphony. Herbert Blomstedt was named honorary conductor of the orchestra in March 2006. Christoph Eschenbach became honorary conductor of the orchestra in 2016.
The orchestra is associated with the triennial Gustav Mahler Conducting Prize, established during Nott's tenure, and the first competition laureate in 2004 was Gustavo Dudamel.[2] The orchestra has made a number of recordings for Vox Records with Jonel Perlea and János Fürst, some of which have been reissued on CD. It also recorded music of Joaquin Turina for RCA Records with conductor Antonio de Almeida.
Principal conductors
- Joseph Keilberth (1949-1968)
- James Loughran (1979-1983)
- Horst Stein (1985-1996)
- Jonathan Nott (2000-2016)
- Jakub Hrůša (2016-present)
World premieres
- Hans-Jürgen von Bose: Werther-Szenen. Ballett (1989)
- Moritz Eggert: Adagio – An Answered Question (1996, conductor: Horst Stein)
- Gottfried von Einem: Nachtstück (op. 29, 1962, conductor: Joseph Keilberth)
- York Höller: Aufbruch (1989, conductor: Hans Zender)
- Rudolf Kelterborn: Sinfonie Nr. 4 (1987, conductor: Horst Stein)
- Horst Lohse: Bamberg Symphony (1986, conductor: Horst Stein); Die vier letzten Dinge (Quasi una Sinfonia da Requiem) (1997, conductor: Aldo Brizzi)
- Bruno Mantovani: Mit Ausdruck (2003, conductor: Jonathan Nott); Time stretch (on Gesualdo) (2006, conductor: Jonathan Nott)
- Wolfgang Rihm: Verwandlung 4 (2008, conductor: Jonathan Nott)
- Mark-Anthony Turnage: Juno and The Torino Scale (from: Asteroids for Orchestra) (2007, conductor: Jonathan Nott)
- Jörg Widmann: Lichtstudie I (2001, conductor: Christoph Poppen), Lied für Orchester (2003, conductor: Jonathan Nott)
References
- ↑ Maev Kennedy (2006-02-14). "People". The Guardian. Retrieved 2008-12-31.
- ↑ Nicholas Wroe (2011-08-12). "Jonathan Nott: conducting the Bamberg Symphony Orchestra". The Guardian. Retrieved 2011-08-13.
External links
- Bamberger Symphoniker official German-language webpage
- Bamberger Symphoniker official English-language webpage
- Bamberger Symphoniker at AllMusic
- Bamberger Symphoniker at the Bach Cantatas Website
- CD/SACD Releases with the Bamberger Symphoniker by Tudor Recording Zurich
Coordinates: 49°53′49″N 10°52′45″E / 49.89694°N 10.87917°E